Harjot Singh Bains is an Indian lawyer and politician who is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. On 19 March 2022, he was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Culture in the Government of Punjab, becoming the youngest Cabinet Minister in the history of Punjab. On 4 July 2022, he assumed the post of Cabinet Minister for School Education in the Government of Punjab.
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Wiki/Biography
Harjot Singh Bains was born on Thursday, 15 November 1990 (age 32 years; as of 2022) in Gambhirpur Village, Sri Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Harjot Singh Bains as a child
He did his schooling at Anandpur Sahib School. An academically good student, Harjot secured 88% marks in his class 10 exam with 96 marks in Mathematics and 94 marks in Science. He attended Panjab University Regional Center in Ludhiana to pursue BA LLB (Hons) (2014). He then obtained a degree in International Human Rights Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK (2018). Later, he started practicing law at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
family
parents and siblings
Harjot Singh Bains’ father, Sohan Singh Bains, owns a transport business. His mother, Palwinder Kaur, is a housewife. He has a younger sister, Anmol Kaur.
Harjot Singh Bains with his parents and Arvind Kejriwal
Harjot Singh Bains with his mother Palwinder Kaur
wife
Harjot Singh Bains exchanged rings with IPS officer Jyoti Yadav on March 12, 2023.
Harjot Singh Bains with Jyoti Yadav
Harjot Singh Bains married Jyoti Yadav in a Sikh ceremony on March 25, 2023 in Rupnagar, Punjab. Their Anand Karaj ceremony was held at Gurdwara Sri Bibhor Sahib in Nangal, Rupnagar. The wedding was followed by a reception at Nangal in the evening, attended by many prominent politicians.
Harjot Singh Bains and Jyoti Yadav at Anand Karaj ceremony at Gurdwara Sri Bibhor Sahib in Nangal
other relatives
Harjot’s paternal grandfather, Ujagar Singh Bains, was an employee of the Bhakra Beas Management Board of Nangal, who worked on the construction of the Bhakra Nangal Dam. His maternal grandfather, S. Kabal Singh Dhillon, was one of the leading contractors of his time in Nangal.
Grandfather of Harjot Singh Bains, Ujagar Singh Bains
religion
Harjot Singh Bains follows Sikhism.
Address
house no. 116, Village Gambhirpur (Lower), Post Office Dher, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar- 140133
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Career
Lawyer
After receiving an international law degree from London, Harjot Singh Bains began practicing as an advocate at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
Harjot Singh Bains in his office
He worked as a lawyer for about a year before entering politics full-time.
Harjot Singh Bains with a fellow lawyer
politican
At the age of 23, Harjot was the founding president of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. During the 2013 Delhi Assembly elections, Harjot Singh informally headed a small team tasked with managing the Hari Nagar and Tilak Nagar segments, which were later won by the party. After emerging as the single largest party in Delhi and forming the government in 2013, the party started establishing its roots in Punjab. In May-June 2013, Harjot Singh Bains became the founder of the Aam Aadmi Party in the state of Punjab. After the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Bains was appointed as the youth wing chief of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab. Speaking about this in an interview, Harjot Singh said:
I was glad that I was given a specific task to gain the support of young people, which turned out to be the main thing for our party.”
Legislative Assembly Elections
Punjab Assembly Election 2017
In 2017, Harjot Singh Bains contested the Legislative Assembly elections from Sahnewal constituency on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket. Baines lost the election by 39,000 votes. Sharanjit Singh Dhillon of Shiromani Akali Dal won the election. Soon he became the spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party and a member of the AAP National Executive.
Harjot Singh Bains protesting Captain Amrindr Singh’s government vaccine scam in front of Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu’s residence
2022 Punjab Assembly Elections
Harjot Singh Bains contested the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections from Anandpur Sahib Assembly Constituency on Aam Aadmi Party ticket.
Harjot Singh Bains during the election campaign
He won the election over Kanwarpal Singh Rana of the Indian National Congress by 45,780 votes. The party won a majority in Punjab in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections by winning 92 of the 117 seats and Bhagwant Mani was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab on 16 March 2022.
Harjot Singh Bains raises the issue in the Punjab Legislative Assembly
On 14 October 2022, Harjot Singh Bains was appointed as AAP Himachal Pradesh in-charge for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.
Harjot Singh Bains during a press conference
Cabinet Minister (Government of Punjab)
Minister of Tourism and Culture, Mines and Geology, Law and Legislative Affairs and Prisons
After the Aam Aadmi Party came to power in Punjab in 2022, Bains was inducted into Mani’s cabinet. He was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister on 19 March 2023 at the Guru Nanak Devi Auditorium of the Panjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.
Harjot Singh Bains takes oath as Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mines and Geology, Law and Legislative Affairs and Prisons
He was entrusted with four departments, namely –
- Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs
- Department of Mines and Geology
- Department of Tourism and Culture
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Prisons, in May 2022, Harjot Singh announced that prison wardens would be held accountable for the illegal use of mobile phones by inmates in prison premises. A month later, Bains announced that after the AAP government came to power in Punjab, around 1,000 mobile phones were seized from Punjab jails. Harjot also said that the government was making continuous efforts to modernize prisons and around 1,000 prison wardens had been hired to fill vacant positions. He also worked to convert prisons into true ‘sudhar garbs’ (correctional institutions).
Harjot Singh Bains at the UN conference
Bains also claimed that during his tenure as Prisons Minister, expensive facilities were not provided for certain high-profile prisoners, as had been done in previous governments. Under the Ministry of Mines, Harjot Singh Bains introduced stricter regulations for mining. Several regulations have been enacted to deal with the sand mafia in the Punjab region. After about three-and-a-half months in the post, Bains was stripped of both portfolios in a cabinet reshuffle and given the Ministry of Higher Education and School Education.
Minister of the Cabinet of School Education
On 4 July 2022, Harjot Singh Bains took over as Cabinet Minister for School Education in the Government of Punjab. He was entrusted with three departments namely –
- Technical Education and Industrial Training
- Higher education and languages
Promising the Punjab community to bring better facilities to students during his tenure, he once tweeted,
Soon you will see guards standing outside the government. Schools in Punjab, All Senior St. Schools will have campus managers and up to Rs. 50,000/- monthly grant to schools for sanitation and cleanliness.”
In February 2023, Harjot Singh organized a one-day orientation workshop at the Punjab School Education Board Auditorium for Secondary Education Officers to discuss ways to increase enrollment in government schools during the new academic session. A show cause notice was issued to the officers who did not stay in the workshop.
Harjot Singh Bains visits Punjab School as Punjab Education Minister
Social activism
Harjot Singh Bains has been a part of many social movements since his college days. At the age of 18, he founded the Pan-Punjab United Youth Organization to promote social welfare. In 2011, he actively participated in the India Against Corruption movement in the Punjab region. In 2016, Harjot Singh Bains led the 15-day Nava Punjab March against drug abuse in Punjab. About 300 kilometers (190 miles) long, the march started from Sridan in Fatehgarh Sahib district and ended at Hussainiwala border in Ferozepur district.
Harjot Singh Bains addressing the public at a social rally at Sri Anandpur Sahib
salary/ income
In the financial year 2021-2022, Harjot Singh Bains’ total income was Rs. 8,05,085.
Net worth
Harjot Singh Bains net worth for the financial year 2021-2022 was Rs. 2,18,32,000 (approx.). It excludes the net worth of his spouse and dependents (minors).
assets and properties
movable assets
- Bank Deposits: Rs.1,93,100
- Shares, Bonds and Debentures: Rs. 5,07,355
- Insurance policy: Rs. 25000
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 36,70,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs. 22,00,000
- Residential buildings: Rs. 1,60,00,000
Note: The given valuations of movable and immovable property are given as of 2021. It excludes assets owned by his spouse and dependents (minors).
Facts/Trivia
- Harjot Singh Bain likes to travel and read books in his spare time. Verbally poetic, Baines also enjoys writing poetry.
- Harjot Bains is a foodie and loves to try different cuisines. He also likes cooking.
Harjot Singh Bains Instagram Highlights
- His family and friends fondly call him HSB.
- Baines addicted to coffee.
- With no political pedigree, Harjot Singh is the first person in his family to retire from politics.
- Dog lover Harjot Singh Bains posted some pictures with dogs on Instagram.
Harjot Singh Bains poses with dogs
- It owns Innova Tacry and Wagon R.
Categories: Politics
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